LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 3MC
A small space within compact bone housing an osteocyte is termed a
| a. | lamella. |
| b. | lacuna. |
| c. | canaliculus. |
| d. | medullary cavity. |
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